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CrossfireX Releasing in “Near Future” This Year, 3 New Maps Showcased

CrossfireX Releasing in “Near Future” This Year, 3 New Maps Showcased

Executive producer Boo showcases Babylon, Invasion and Babylon Lab in new videos along with changes to the Tactical Growth system.

Xbox Head Phil Spencer Shares Concerns On How Gaming Is “Losing Its History”

Xbox Head Phil Spencer Shares Concerns On How Gaming Is “Losing Its History”

Phil Spencer shares his concerns surrounding preservation of games, and implores the industry to come together and preserve the medium's history.

Xbox, Ubisoft, Activision, EA, and More Confirmed for Gamescom 2021

Xbox, Ubisoft, Activision, EA, and More Confirmed for Gamescom 2021

Previously confirmed as an all-digital show, Gamescom 2021 – which kicks off on August 25 – features several industry giants in its list of partners.

Phil Spencer Praises Sony’s DualSense Features, Shares Plans Of Xbox Updating Its Controller

Phil Spencer Praises Sony’s DualSense Features, Shares Plans Of Xbox Updating Its Controller

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer praises Sony for its work on the Dualsense controller and suggests that Xbox might be updating its controller soon.

Phil Spencer Believes Classic Games Doing Well On Game Pass Incentivises Reboots

Phil Spencer Believes Classic Games Doing Well On Game Pass Incentivises Reboots

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer gives a bunch of insights about classics on Xbox Game Pass being influential in incentivizing reboots.

Halo Infinite Multiplayer Will Feature a Pinging System

Halo Infinite Multiplayer Will Feature a Pinging System

Called the Mark System, it will allow players to "mark a spot in the world that lets their teammates know vital information."

Xbox Boss Expects to See More Game Studios in Places Like India, Africa, or South America

Xbox Boss Expects to See More Game Studios in Places Like India, Africa, or South America

Xbox's Matt Booty and Phil Spencer share a common sentiment toward seeing development of studios in "non-traditional hubs."

Forza Horizon 5 Uses Ray-Tracing for its Audio Design

Forza Horizon 5 Uses Ray-Tracing for its Audio Design

Playground Games' open world racer uses ray tracing to make audio bounce off of objects in the environment much more realistically.

Xbox is “Actively Investing in New and Risky Games” – Phil Spencer

Xbox is “Actively Investing in New and Risky Games” – Phil Spencer

"I think we’re probably building more of those now than we’ve been in the history of Xbox," says Xbox boss Phil Spencer.

Forza Horizon 5 Has the Potential to be 2021’s Biggest Game

Forza Horizon 5 Has the Potential to be 2021’s Biggest Game

Playground Games' upcoming open world racer is making all the right promises, and we can't wait to get our hands on it.

Gears Developer Teases Upcoming Unreal 5 Tech Demo “Alpha Point” With Screenshot

Gears Developer Teases Upcoming Unreal 5 Tech Demo “Alpha Point” With Screenshot

The actual tech demo itself will be shown off at this year's GDC on July 20th. It's said this was captured on an Xbox Series X.

Xbox One Latest Insider Builds Leads to Black Screen On Boot, Microsoft Issues Fixing Guide

Xbox One Latest Insider Builds Leads to Black Screen On Boot, Microsoft Issues Fixing Guide

The latest insider build of Xbox One system software has been reported to cause a black screen of death on boot for many users.

Xbox Series X | S – All First Party Games Confirmed And Rumored To Be In Development

Xbox Series X | S – All First Party Games Confirmed And Rumored To Be In Development

Microsoft's first party is stronger than ever and promising great things- here's everything that we've got to look forward to from it.

Psychonauts 2 Developer Comments on Difficulty Options, Wants All Players to Have Fun

Psychonauts 2 Developer Comments on Difficulty Options, Wants All Players to Have Fun

"If you beat Psychonauts 2 with the invincibility toggle on, you still beat Psychonauts 2," says Double Fine Productions.

Xbox Live Gold Will Be Discontinued Once Xbox Game Pass Reaches Milestone Subs – Rumor

Xbox Live Gold Will Be Discontinued Once Xbox Game Pass Reaches Milestone Subs – Rumor

Prominent industry insider Jeff Grubb reiterates his original claim that Xbox Live Gold will eventually be phased out in favor of Game Pass.

Xbox Game Pass Business Model “Really Works to Our Advantage” – Avalanche Studios

Xbox Game Pass Business Model “Really Works to Our Advantage” – Avalanche Studios

Avalanche Studios CEO Pim Holfve talks about how the Xbox Game Pass business model has allowed the developer to reach more players with its games.

Contraband is an Xbox Exclusive Due to “the Grandness of the Project” – Avalanche

Contraband is an Xbox Exclusive Due to “the Grandness of the Project” – Avalanche

"It's not a concept we would pitch to every publisher," says CEO Pim Holfve about the upcoming co-op open world game.

Microsoft Seems To Be Working On Its Own ML-Powered Upscaling Solution Like Nvidia’s DLSS

Microsoft Seems To Be Working On Its Own ML-Powered Upscaling Solution Like Nvidia’s DLSS

Microsoft has plans of devising its own ML-powered upscaling solution to increase visual fidelity and framerates for next-gen games.

Tropico 6, EA Sports UFC 4, and Farming Simulator 19 Coming to Xbox Game Pass in July

Tropico 6, EA Sports UFC 4, and Farming Simulator 19 Coming to Xbox Game Pass in July

Dragon Quest Builders 2 and The Medium will be playable via the cloud while Bloodroots is coming to all platforms on the service.

What Made the Xbox 360 an Amazing Console?

What Made the Xbox 360 an Amazing Console?

The Xbox 360 remains one of Microsoft's biggest achievements in the industry to date- but what exactly made it so good?